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I guess Derek Jeter will arrange his busy schedule to attend this event!

Yankees’ tributes to 1996 World Series team will feature Core Four reunion, unveiling of Mariano Rivera’s Monument Park plaque

The Yankees will honor the 20th anniversary of the 1996 World Series Championship team, the first of the Core Four era, with a number of events in August, including a pregame on-field reunion ceremony on Saturday, August 13 when the Yanks play the Rays, and the unveiling of Mariano Rivera's Monument Park plaque on Sunday, August 14.

That Saturday, Core Four members Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Andy Pettitte and Jorge Posada, will be joined by Bernie Williams, Tino Martinez, Paul O'Neill, David Cone, Wade Boggs, Doc Gooden, Darryl Strawberry, manager Joe Torre and a host of others in the pinstriped reunion.

The weekend will conclude on Sunday, August 14, with Mariano Rivera's Monument Park plaque dedication ceremony, which will feature many notable Yankees alumni and special guests on hand to honor baseball's all-time saves leader.

The celebration will kick off on Friday, August 12, as the first 15,000 Guests in attendance for the Yankees' 7:05 p.m. game vs. the Tampa Bay Rays will receive a 1996 World Series replica trophy.

http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/rivera-1996-yankees-honored-stadium-august-article-1.2692759